tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12371420.post6770469952087205391..comments2024-01-02T03:39:02.595-05:00Comments on Econo-Girl: Saddam Hussein's Execution and U.S.Econo-Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06710293494850428244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12371420.post-10848993279476976072007-01-02T22:00:00.000-05:002007-01-02T22:00:00.000-05:00Possibly. So maybe Al-Sadr is not the next Ayatoll...Possibly. So maybe Al-Sadr is not the next Ayatollah Khomeini. But someone is. And I do think this is road Iraq is heading into. <br /><br />10 years from now Iraq and Iran will be good close personal friends. Odd considering how the memory of the Iran/Iraq war is still somewhat fresh in the memories of so many people living in that region.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12371420.post-8070120742323103352007-01-02T18:50:00.000-05:002007-01-02T18:50:00.000-05:00Iggy,
I do tend to give al Sadr short shrift beca...Iggy,<br /><br />I do tend to give al Sadr short shrift because he lacks the chops of a real cleric. And he is clearly teaming up with thugs and that is eroding his popular support. Al Sadr is a short-timer in my book. His strategy is off.Econo-Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710293494850428244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12371420.post-56565002814025222062007-01-02T17:51:00.000-05:002007-01-02T17:51:00.000-05:00I think you wrote off the Al-Sadr taunts too easil...I think you wrote off the Al-Sadr taunts too easily. Yea, they were trying to get under his skin right before his swing time. <br /><br />But it could also be that the hooded henchmen WERE supporters of Al-Sadr. and why would this be a shock? The majority of the population are Shi'a - as you well know. So guess what happens in an election? Who wins the majority? <br /><br />We took Iraq away from Saddam and handed it to the next Ayatollah Khomeini. The audio from the cell phone video camera is just more evidence of this happening while we watch.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12371420.post-52988564039852515772007-01-02T12:37:00.000-05:002007-01-02T12:37:00.000-05:00Saddam’s execution
His trial on the TV was
simply...Saddam’s execution<br /><br />His trial on the TV was<br />simply TV, and when they said <br />he would hang I didn’t listen, didn’t think,<br />that what they intended,<br />was to kill him.<br /><br />Switched on the TV and watched<br />in uncomfortable silence and pity<br />for an old man in his best coat<br />so strong is my pity<br />I feel a rush of fear, to die<br />a most awful prospect<br />how would I cope, would I fight<br />and struggle and so to be dragged<br />snotted and panting to that place<br />bleeding and shouting, dignity<br />forgotten in the mess, a spectacle<br />for the press, to headline and to judge, <br />to spin in their carousel of shallow<br />temporary reverence. <br />Or would I cope and keep<br />a grip on the then and now<br />to focus on the task and face<br />the inevitable with cool grace<br />compliant with respect for them<br />who wish my end, but I shall not rush <br />I’d have my say, with steady poignant <br />voice, my final words declare; <br />that I repent and I regret; and I’ll forgive<br />the taunting masks with their rope<br />I’d whisper, ‘don’t be afraid’ get on<br />and be swift in your work.<br />This last, I hope, would endure <br />as an echo in their mind,<br />to haunt, in quiet reflection; not to die<br />but to live and to remind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com